Chapter 370: The School of Calligraphy Truly Exists!
Li Nuo stood at the doorway of the study, puzzled.
There was indeed a new power within him, but he didn't know how to use it.
To harness the power of all the schools, one must first understand what power it is.
Fortunately, Li Nuo already had cultivation from many schools within him, so for the remaining few, he could use the process of elimination.
Among the Hundred Schools, the "Syncretic School" is well-known, but its meaning is to draw strengths from others, and it doesn't possess its own True Qi.
Other than the Syncretic School, the "Ming School" is quite famous, known for its power of sophistry, with a glib tongue that can persuade others imperceptibly. During the Warring States period, it often appeared as envoys in diplomacy.
However, even the School of Cross and Vertical has this ability, and it is even simpler and more direct, causing the Ming School to gradually be eliminated and disappear into the long river of history.
Moreover, he hadn't done anything related to cultivating the Ming School.
The other obscure schools also didn't fit the criteria.
Eliminating all others, only one possibility remained.
Could it be the legendary School of Calligraphy?
Li Nuo returned to the study, sat at the desk, and gently picked up a brush.
At the moment he picked up the brush, the power seemed to be drawn, flowing out from within him and converging at the tip of the brush in his hand.
A look of astonishment appeared on Li Nuo's face.
It really might be the School of Calligraphy!
Regarding the School of Calligraphy, there is little recorded in official history, and it is generally believed that the School of Calligraphy has completely lost its lineage, with even more people thinking it never existed at all.
After all, the descriptions of the School of Calligraphy's abilities in historical anecdotes are overwhelmingly extraordinary, a law-dimension reduction strike against other schools. No one wants to believe that someone can alter others' fates with just a pen, or even defy the rules of life and death...
Of course, even less do people want to believe that this world is actually a book, that all destinies are written within its canon, and that they themselves are merely fictional characters within that book...
The cultivation method of the School of Calligraphy is to write books and establish doctrines.
But it is not simple authorship; the School of Calligraphy requires its works to have a profound impact. Every recorded member of the School of Calligraphy in history wrote works that were bestsellers across the continent.
Initially, those of the School of Calligraphy were not called as such; the earliest ones were known as "Novelists."
They were quite unique among the Hundred Schools. Novelists lacked a unified ideological system, unlike Confucian and Legalist schools, which had deep ideological cores and systematic theoretical constructions. At that time, Novelists weren't even considered a school.
They typically used vivid and interesting fables to promote their viewpoints. These fables were often philosophical and deeply meaningful despite their brevity, enabling them to spread widely. A single fable could quickly circulate throughout the countries of the continent.
Later, the Novelists expanded to more themes, encompassing all literary works, even historical books. The name of the Novelists was eventually replaced by the School of Calligraphy.
Thus, it's no wonder the School of Calligraphy was painted so exceptionally powerful.
After all, whether writing official history or creating unofficial anecdotes, they were all insiders of the School of Calligraphy.
The entry condition for the School of Calligraphy is the highest among all the schools. Being genuinely for the people depends on one's subjective thoughts, and as long as one passes the Imperial Examination, they can judge cases. But writing a book that sells across the continent is no easy feat.
Li Nuo's poetry collection was still far from meeting this requirement.
Could it be the medical manual?
This book was widely circulated in both Daxia and Zhao Country due to its practicality. It's said that in other countries, book merchants are also printing it extensively. Although they didn't pay Li Nuo a royalty fee, they did indeed expand the book's influence.
School of Calligraphy...
Although Li Nuo had his suspicions, he needed to try it out himself to be sure.
Each school has different capabilities but follows a single rule.
Those abilities that surpass what reality can comprehend, or those related to consciousness and thought, can only be used on those with cultivation weaker than one's own, at most, those on the same level.
This power is only equivalent to the look of the initial entry of each school, and it likely only affects ordinary people.
Li Nuo thought for a bit, then wrote a line on the paper.
"Jiang Dai'er, who was teaching Song Jiaren flower arranging, suddenly wanted to see Li Nuo in the study."
After writing this sentence, Li Nuo placed the paper under a book and quietly waited.
Seven minutes.
Fifteen minutes.
Thirty minutes.
The study remained quiet, with only the sound of his own page-turning.
Li Nuo's face showed confusion; did he guess wrong?
He picked up another sheet of paper and wrote again.
"The maid Shishu remembered that the study floor seemingly wasn't cleaned and hurriedly went to check."
This time, Li Nuo didn't have to wait long before a young girl holding her skirt hurriedly ran in, apologetically saying, "Master, sorry, I forgot to clean today; I'll clean it immediately..."
She picked up a broom and, looking at the already clean floor, a hint of astonishment appeared on her face. She murmured, "Did I already sweep it?"
Then she tapped her head and said, "Oh, when I tidied the study in the morning, the first thing I did was sweep the floor, how did I forget, Master please continue with your work, Shishu won't disturb you anymore..."
Watching the young maid leave, Li Nuo was slightly puzzled.
Why could it work on Shishu who has no cultivation, but not on Phoenix?
Next, he conducted experiments with several other maids and servants.
The results confirmed that it was indeed the power of the School of Calligraphy.